Taking a Classic Piece and Revisiting It – One Choreographer’s Perspective
4:41
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Choreographer Jennifer Medina explains what it was like to take a classic dance like “The Nutcracker” and reimagine it for today’s audience.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Dance-42**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Do your learners feel it is right to take a piece, like the Nutcracker, and change it for a different audience? What do they think the original artist might think of this?
- Find a video of a different production of “The Nutcracker” and have students compare and contrast the two versions. Which do they like better? Why?
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
